washing dishes

  • 1washing — n. a quantity of clothes for washing or just washed. Phrases and idioms: washing machine a machine for washing clothes and linen etc. washing powder powder of soap or detergent for washing clothes. washing soda sodium carbonate, used dissolved in …

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  • 2washing-up — 1. noun The act of washing dishes etc; dishwashing Ill do the washing up if you put it all away. See Also: wash up 2. adjective Of, or relating to washing dishes …

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  • 3ˌwashing-ˈup ˌliquid — noun [U] British liquid soap that you use for washing dishes, cups, knives, forks etc …

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  • 4washing-up — n [U] BrE 1.) the washing of plates, dishes, knives etc ▪ It s your turn to do the washing up , Sam. 2.) the dirty pans, plates, dishes, knives etc that have to be washed American Equivalent: dishes ▪ a pile of washing up …

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  • 5washing-up liquid — washing up liquids N MASS Washing up liquid is a thick soapy liquid which you add to hot water to clean dirty dishes. [BRIT] (in AM, use dishwashing liquid, dish soap) …

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  • 6washing-up — noun uncount BRITISH the dishes that have to be washed after a meal …

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  • 7washing-up — noun (U) BrE 1 the washing of plates, dishes, knives etc; dishes AmE: do the washing up: It s your turn to do the washing up, Conrad. 2 the dirty pans, plates, dishes, knives etc that have to be washed; dishes AmE: a pile of washing up …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8washing-up — 1) N UNCOUNT To do the washing up means to wash the plates, cups, cutlery, and pans which have been used for cooking and eating a meal. [BRIT] Martha volunteered to do the washing up. (in AM, use wash the dishes) 2) N UNCOUNT Washing up is the… …

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  • 9washing-up — UK / US noun [uncountable] British a) things such as dishes, cups, knives, and forks that need to be washed after a meal a pile of washing up b) the activity of washing the dishes and other things used for a meal do the washing up: Who s going to …

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  • 10washing — Wash Wash, n. 1. The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and… …

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